tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
of course; certainly; naturally
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
without; but if; otherwise; or else
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to escape from; to get out
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
end; close; conclusion; termination
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane